From Mortgage Millionaire to Men's Coach: Garrett White's Journey to Creating Wake Up Warrior

In this powerful episode of The Excellence Project, Eric Worre sits down with Garrett White, founder of the Wake Up Warrior movement that has transformed over 70,000 men's lives. Garrett shares his remarkable journey from mortgage millionaire to financial collapse during the 2008 crash, and how this "Armageddon" became the catalyst for his spiritual awakening. With raw honesty, he reveals how his personal and financial crisis led him to discover the transformative power of radical truth - a principle that would become the foundation of his movement.

 

TimeStamps

[00:01:06] - Early Entrepreneurial Awakening- Garrett describes how reading "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" while playing arena football sparked his journey into entrepreneurship and the mortgage business.

[00:04:13] - The 2008 Financial Collapse- The devastating impact of the 2008 mortgage crisis on Garrett's business, finances, and marriage, creating his personal "Armageddon."

[00:08:25] - Running to Escape Pain- How Garrett used ultra-running as an escape mechanism during his darkest times, leading to unexpected spiritual insights.

[00:13:22] - Crisis as a Teacher- Eric and Garrett discuss how financial crisis exposes character flaws that success often hides, and why difficulty can be our greatest teacher.

[00:21:30] - The Pit and Peak Model- Garrett explains his concept of how growth happens through cycles of peaks and pits, and the difference between falling into difficulty by default versus by design.

[00:33:45] - Creating from Fear vs. Fire- The profound difference between creating from fear versus creating from abundance, and why many sabotage their success when things are going well.

[00:43:49] - The Three Foundations of Warrior- Garrett reveals the three core principles that form the foundation of his Wake Up Warrior movement: truth, awareness, and managing boredom.

[00:50:57] - Men's Greatest Struggle- Without hesitation, Garrett identifies what he believes is the number one struggle for men today after working with over 70,000 of them.

[00:57:05] - The Journey to Truth- How Garrett uses specific tools to help men identify and own their truth about their bodies, relationships, businesses, and spirituality.

[01:12:45] - Spiritual Awakening- Garrett shares his profound spiritual transformation that occurred through a combination of psychedelics, divine experiences, and mentorship.

[01:21:11] - True Freedom- The realization that having everything externally means nothing without spiritual alignment, and how surrender became Garrett's pathway to genuine freedom.

[01:24:45] - The Man in the Arena Tour- Garrett explains his vision for bringing together various men's movements and leaders for a unified purpose beyond individual kingdoms.

 

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